Fishline float



J. C. GOLNICK FISHLINE FLOAT Feb. 26, 1952 Filed July 16. 1949 INVENTOR. fez/woe.

'rral/ve X L/OHA C Patented Feb. 26, 1952 FISHLINE FLOAT John c. Golnik, Richmond, Va. Application July 16, 1949, Serial No. 105,120

My invention .relates to a new, useful improvement in a fish line float, commonly referred to as a bobber.- t

It is an object of the present lIIVBHtiOIla'BO provi'de a float of this class which will be simple .;in str cture, econ ical of. manufacture, durable and highly efficient in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a float so arranged and constructedv that it may be easily and quickly adjusted to various positions on the fish line.

Another object of the'invention is the provision of a float of this class so arranged and constructed that it. may be easily and quickly adjusted for free sliding movement on the fish line so that it may be used for casting purposes.

Forming a part of this specification are drawings in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary central sectional view of one end of the invention in an enlarged form,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 4 showing the line in fixed relation to the float.

It is recognized that various modifications and changes may be made in the detail of structure without departing from the invention and it is intended that the presentation herewith is but the preferred embodiment of my invention. In the drawings I have illustrated a float or bobber 9 having a rod I projecting outwardly from opposite ends thereof, this rod, adjacent to each of its ends, having a tapered portion I i terminating in an enlarged head l2. Formed on one side of the stem In at the tapered portion is a longitudinally directed peripheral groove l3 which communicates with the slot l3a formed through the head l2. Embracing this stem is a split resilient ring [4 having the space l at the opposed edges of the split.

In use, the rings [4 are slid downwardly onto the smaller portion of the stem l0 off of the enlarged tapered portion II and the fish line I6 may be passed through the space I5 and the rings [4 rotated so that the bobber or float line is thus mounted on the line It. When it is desired to move the float or bobber 9 along the line It the rings l4 may he slid downwardly onto the narrower portion of the stem Ill off of the tapered portion thus permitting free move- 2 Claims. (01.43.944.93)

' 2 ment of the bobber or float along the line I6. When it is desired tosecure the bobber or float in fixed relation to the line, the line It While held out of alignmentwith the groove I3, is clamped by sliding the ring l4 up onto the tapered portion ll, thus securely squeezing or clam'pi'ng'the'line against thestem as shown in Fig. 6.

In use when the rings M are slid downwardly onto the smaller part of the stem l0 ofi of the tapered enlarged portion II the float or bobber, of course, would be free for slideable movement on the line It. However, this could not be used for casting because in use the rings would slide onto the enlarged tapered portion and thus lock the line and float in fixed relation to each other. In order to provide a float of this type so that it may be usedfor casting purposes and be free for movement on the line [6 I have provided the groove l3 communicating with the slot l3a. When the line H; is placed in the groove and through the slot |3a as shown in Fig. 2 and the rings l4 slid upwardly onto the enlarged tapered portion so that the rings are in clamping relation to this tapered portion H, and thus fixed on the stem III, the float or bobber 9 is free for slideable movement on the line It and cannot become locked thereon. When the rings are in this position the float or bobber may be used for casting purposes and the user may know that the bobber is alwavs free for slideable movement on the line'lfi. With the groove I3 in the stem I 0 in ali ned communicat on with the slot l3a in the head l2, the placement of the line It in the groove is facilitated, as by holding the line by a thumb or otherwise on the enlarged bobber body 9 and then introducing the lin into the slot l3a of the head as a guide for directing the line into the groove l3.

What I claim is new is:

1. A fish line float of the class described, comprising: a buoyant body; a stem projecting outwardly from one end of said body, said stem having a tapered portion with the enlarged end thereof at the outer end of the stem and provided with a longitudinally directed peripheral groove at the tapered portion; a split resilient ring slideably mounted on said stem and adapted upon slideable movement onto the larger part of said tapered portion for clamping against the periphery of said stem and clamping a fish line directed there-through laterally of the groove against the periphery of said stem for retaining said stem in fixedrelation to said fish line, there being suflicient clearance between the bottom of said groove and the inner surface of said ring for permitting free sliding movement of said body on a fish line upon engagement of the fish line in said groove; and a head on the end of said stem having a slot formed in its periphery communicating with said groove, whereby a line stretched from the outer side of the buoyant body to the slot in said head will register with the groove in said stem to facilitate reception therein, said head being of larger diameter than the ends of said stem.

2. A fish line float of the class described, comprising a buoyant body; a stem projecting outwardly from one end of said body, said stfn having a tapered portion with the enlarged end thereof at the outer end of the stem and provided with a longitudinally directed peripheral groove at the tapered portion; a split resilient rin'gslidably mounted on said stem and adapted upon slidable movement onto the larger part of said tapered portion for clamping against the periphcry or said stem and clamping a fish line directed 'the're'throug h laterally of the groove against the periphery I said stem for retaining said stem in fixed relation to said fish line, there being sumcient clearance between the bottom of said groove and the inner surface of said ring for permitting free sliding movement of said body on a fish line upon engagement of the fish line in said groove; and a head on the end of said stem having a slot formed in its periphery communicating with said groove, with the bottom walls of the groove and slot being co-planar whereby a line stretched from the outer side of the buoyant body to the slot in said head will register with the groove in said stem to facilitate reception therein, said head being of larger diameter than the ends of said stem.

JOHN C. GOLNICK.

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